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Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks

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Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks 2025-11-21 at 13:46 By Ionut Arghire APT24 has been relying on various techniques to drop the BadAudio downloader and then deploy additional payloads. The post Chinese Cyberspies Deploy ‘BadAudio’ Malware via Supply Chain Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’

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Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’ 2025-11-20 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire A Chinese threat actor is exploiting known vulnerabilities in discontinued Asus devices in an Operational Relay Box (ORB) facilitation campaign. The post Over 50,000 Asus Routers Hacked in ‘Operation WrtHug’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Amazon Details Iran’s Cyber-Enabled Kinetic Attacks Linking Digital Spying to Physical Strikes

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Amazon Details Iran’s Cyber-Enabled Kinetic Attacks Linking Digital Spying to Physical Strikes 2025-11-19 at 20:16 By Eduard Kovacs Amazon threat intelligence experts have documented two cases in which Iran leveraged hacking to prepare for kinetic attacks. The post Amazon Details Iran’s Cyber-Enabled Kinetic Attacks Linking Digital Spying to Physical Strikes appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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MI5 Warns Lawmakers That Chinese Spies Are Trying to Reach Them via LinkedIn

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MI5 Warns Lawmakers That Chinese Spies Are Trying to Reach Them via LinkedIn 2025-11-18 at 18:36 By Associated Press Britain’s domestic intelligence agency warned that Chinese nationals were ”using LinkedIn profiles to conduct outreach at scale” on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of State Security. The post MI5 Warns Lawmakers That Chinese Spies Are Trying […]

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Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign

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Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign 2025-11-17 at 16:30 By Ionut Arghire The state-sponsored APT has been targeting the victims’ family members to increase pressure on their targets. The post Iranian Hackers Target Defense and Government Officials in Ongoing Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign

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Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign 2025-11-14 at 10:30 By Ionut Arghire A state-sponsored threat actor manipulated Claude Code to execute cyberattacks on roughly 30 organizations worldwide. The post Anthropic Says Claude AI Powered 90% of Chinese Espionage Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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China’s Cyber Silence is More Worrying Than Russia’s Noise, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist Says

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China’s Cyber Silence is More Worrying Than Russia’s Noise, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist Says 2025-11-12 at 18:37 By Kevin Townsend NTT’s chief cybersecurity strategist Mihoko Matsubara on the new geopolitics of hacking, the “chicken and egg” problem of 5G, and the coming AGI threat to humanity. The post China’s Cyber Silence is More Worrying Than Russia’s […]

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Destructive Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine Expand to Grain Sector

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Destructive Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine Expand to Grain Sector 2025-11-07 at 11:29 By Ionut Arghire Multiple state-sponsored Russian groups are targeting Ukrainian entities and European countries linked to Ukraine. The post Destructive Russian Cyberattacks on Ukraine Expand to Grain Sector appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Major US Telecom Backbone Firm Hacked by Nation-State Actors

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Major US Telecom Backbone Firm Hacked by Nation-State Actors 2025-10-30 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs Ribbon Communications provides technology for communications networks and its customers include the US government and major telecom firms.  The post Major US Telecom Backbone Firm Hacked by Nation-State Actors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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North Korean Hackers Aim at European Drone Companies

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North Korean Hackers Aim at European Drone Companies 2025-10-24 at 17:56 By Ionut Arghire Lazarus has used fake job offers in attacks targeting companies developing UAV technology, for information theft. The post North Korean Hackers Aim at European Drone Companies appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers

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Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers 2025-10-22 at 15:03 By Ionut Arghire Star Blizzard started using the NoRobot (BaitSwitch) and MaybeRobot (SimpleFix) malware after public reporting on the LostKeys malware. The post Russian APT Switches to New Backdoor After Malware Exposed by Researchers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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F5 Hack: Attack Linked to China, BIG-IP Flaws Patched, Governments Issue Alerts 

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F5 Hack: Attack Linked to China, BIG-IP Flaws Patched, Governments Issue Alerts  2025-10-16 at 12:58 By Eduard Kovacs More information has come to light on the cyberattack disclosed this week by F5, including on attribution and potential risks. The post F5 Hack: Attack Linked to China, BIG-IP Flaws Patched, Governments Issue Alerts  appeared first on […]

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F5 Blames Nation-State Hackers for Theft of Source Code and Vulnerability Data

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F5 Blames Nation-State Hackers for Theft of Source Code and Vulnerability Data 2025-10-15 at 18:18 By Eduard Kovacs F5 has not shared too much information on the threat actor, but the attack profile seems to point to China. The post F5 Blames Nation-State Hackers for Theft of Source Code and Vulnerability Data appeared first on […]

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Chinese Hackers Breached Law Firm Williams & Connolly via Zero-Day

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Chinese Hackers Breached Law Firm Williams & Connolly via Zero-Day 2025-10-09 at 12:40 By Eduard Kovacs The company said there is no evidence that confidential client data was stolen from its systems. The post Chinese Hackers Breached Law Firm Williams & Connolly via Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek […]

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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025

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North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025 2025-10-08 at 14:49 By Ionut Arghire The hackers are believed to have stolen over $6 billion for the Pyongyang regime, financing its military programs. The post North Korean Hackers Have Stolen $2 Billion in Cryptocurrency in 2025 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations

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Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations 2025-10-07 at 13:34 By Ionut Arghire BIETA and its subsidiary CIII research develop and sell technologies supporting China’s intelligence, counterintelligence, and military operations. The post Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware

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Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware 2025-10-01 at 16:33 By Ionut Arghire Focused on espionage, the threat actor shares infrastructure with Chinese APTs, but uses different TTPs in attacks. The post Chinese APT ‘Phantom Taurus’ Targeting Organizations With Net-Star Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View […]

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North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers

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North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers 2025-09-26 at 15:01 By Ionut Arghire North Korean threat actors pose as recruiters to steal developers’ identities and supply them to fraudulent IT workers. The post North Korea’s Fake Recruiters Feed Stolen Data to IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors

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Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors 2025-09-25 at 16:11 By Ionut Arghire RedNovember has been targeting government, defense and aerospace, and legal services organizations worldwide. The post Chinese Cyberspies Hacked US Defense Contractors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Chinese Spies Lurked in Networks for 393 Days, Hunted for Zero-Day Intel

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Chinese Spies Lurked in Networks for 393 Days, Hunted for Zero-Day Intel 2025-09-25 at 15:33 By Eduard Kovacs Google’s Threat Intelligence Group and Mandiant have shared findings on a recent BrickStorm campaign linked to UNC5221. The post Chinese Spies Lurked in Networks for 393 Days, Hunted for Zero-Day Intel appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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